NOVEMBER

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WEATHER

November proves to be unusually cold this year, with a heavy frost setting in around the second day of the month and lingering throughout. Temperatures during the day are brisk, leading toward positively cold nights, and some begin to wonder whether the school will see an early snowfall this year. Flurries will begin to set in around the 28th of the month.

ONGOING THROUGH NOVEMBER

GIVE THANKS! November ushers in the last of the harvest festivals, and with them, people are encouraged to come together and give thanks for the bountiful harvest for the year. What does this entail? Festivals around the area, usually with livestock and produce, and, of course, parties with lots and lots of food!
EXAMS! The dreaded mid-terms. You knew this time was coming. Did you study for your tests? Do your tests even matter to you? Teachers, are you a sadist? Or will you show your poor students a bit of mercy (the answer is no, you should never show them mercy)? Heaven or Hell, let's rock these tests!
WATCH OUT! The campus has become a dangerous place lately, and we don't just mean the monster attacks! With temperatures dipping below freezing, frost and ice will begin to spread at a surprising rate. It seems a bit suspicious, actually...
OPEN HOUSE! This time of year is notorious for family members to stop by and visit, and, as such, Valoran Institute will be hosting an open house during the early part of the month. Catch up with your dear aunts and uncles, pester your kid siblings, or maybe just try to avoid getting embarrassed by your parents. Good luck, it never works.
WILD CARD! Come up with your own prompt!

MONSTERS OF THE MONTH!
Things seem to be relatively quiet around the campus, surprisingly enough. It seems that those valorous vigilantes have been gaining a bit of notoriety, judging by how the student body has begun talking about them. But don't get too complacent. Rumor has it that strange robed figures have been spotted around the campus, late at night.

MINI EVENT!

MID-TERM STRETCH! With mid-terms over around the 13th, the faculty have gotten together to play a game. In line with their tradition of nurturing young, strong and tactical minds, they have concocted what they call the Mid-Term Stretch! Students will be pitted against each other in a competition. The sport? To be determined. Although rumor has it that it may have something to do with paint...
(This log will be posted on July 15th)

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EXAMS/ANYTHING REALLY/also a placeholder

[ticksintime]

[ Orianna had taken a leave from school briefly, undergoing maintenance (although for what reason, she would not tell to just anyone). She may be found in between classes, with a slight bounce to her step and gears going just smoother than usual.

Of course, being on the robotic side she does not need to revise so much as exams are simply a case of efficient searching algorithms sifting through the information in her hard drives... in any case, she can be found in the library if not in the corridors with various thick books on social sciences. ]

late late late sorry!

[ladyofluminosity]

[ While studying wasn't her favorite thing in the world (she was more of a practical applications sort of girl), Lux was bound and determined to have the best grade in every single one of her classes. Competition was stiff, between Ezreal, Ekko and Orianna--at least one of them having a mechanical advantage--which meant she was studying much harder to get top marks.

This also meant other things got pushed to the wayside, like taking care of herself in the cold weather. Whoops. Oh well, she was young, a cold wouldn't get her down.

She shouldn't be surprised to see Orianna in the library. No, it wasn't that. There was something different about her that the other blond simply couldn't place. Had something happened during her vacation from school? ]

Orianna!

[ She kept her voice low, sitting down next to the mechanical girl, smiling as she did. ]

Where have you been? We missed you at club.

[ A beat. ]

Well, I mean, I missed you too, of course, but you know what I mean. How are you? What are you working on?

[ladyofluminosity]

[#1]

[ Exams never intimidated her before, so why should they now? She knew that she would be the top of her class, as always, but that didn't mean that the blond wasn't going to study. So, sitting in the Science club room, Lux was buried in her books. Math, Physics, Writing, everything under the sun.

Was she studying multiple subjects at the same time? Probably. ]


[#2]

[ Why was it so cold? Her nose was red and stuffy, and despite being bundled up from head to toe, Lux felt more than a bit miserable. She was not a fan of the winter, even slightly, and the fact that it was coming early this year made it even worse.

Her mind trailing off to other things--like how quiet things had been since Harrowing--she hardly noticed the patch of ice. The janitorial staff must have been slacking off. Even being as careful as she was, Lux felt herself slip. How embarrassing! Ouch! Winter was the worst! ]

#2

[indy_wannabe]

[And at the last moment, a hand shoots out and grabs her]

Whoa there.

2

[serpentsembrace]

[ Turning her nose up when she hears you sniff. ]

Please, stay away. I don't to catch anything off you. [ Says Cassiopeia, who is rather red-nosed and untidy compared to her usual immaculate self. ]

about three weeks too late, but... 2!

[mid]

[ The sight of a Crownguard laid low was one of Katarina's favorites. It's because of this that she gives a derisive snort of laughter from across the courtyard at the sight of Lux going down because it's cool for college kids to make fun of high schoolers, striding over in order to offer sardonic commentary...

Only to make note of the redness of the other girl's nose and the utterly miserable expression on her face. Katarina's amusement evaporated momentarily. Okay. That was almost too pathetic to make fun of.

... Almost. ]

I see that obliviousness runs in the family. [ Way to go just standing there and not offering to help her up, Kat. ]

[youhavebeenswain]

[As a member of the board, Swain was often busy with his duties. As a member of the Black Rose, he was often swamped. And so it was that he was in his office well into the night, attending to the tedious paperwork that made the board, as well as his sinister machinations go 'round.]

[the_eyes_have_it]

[The being from the Void does not always manifest an entire body. Doing so takes a lot of time and energy, and since that damned magical girl destabilized its last body, it hasn't bothered to reform it all yet. Also a single floating eye can be more discrete, sometimes, then a full on tentacle monster.

The first sign that Swain was no alone was a faint purple light shining from over his right shoulder, which appeared mere seconds after some other teacher had finished a mundane business matter with him.]

Your realm is cluttered with many strange anomalies, sorcerer.

[ravenborn]

How unusual.

[ Slipping into his office seemingly unnoticed, LeBlanc smiled disarmingly, holding her elbows as she crossed her arms. Dressed impeccably as always, she tilted her head slightly, inquisitively. ]

I would have thought you would be done with work by now, chairman.

History & Theater Arts with Queen Bitch of the Universe

[ravenborn]

[HISTORY]

[ Professor LeBlanc's classes were something of a legend. While she only begun teaching at both Valoran Academy and Valoran University late last year, she had earned herself a reputation for being difficult. Immaculately dressed, she was definitely what one would describe as a "hot teacher;" unfortunately, her attitude sucked. Her lectures often went over people's heads, and were at time a bit skewed against a certain holier-than-thou kingdom. Her tests were impossibly hard, and she almost never gave full marks. Especially if you were Demacian. Then you were screwed.

She also had the uncanny ability to appear behind sleeping students, or somehow throw something at them at just the right time and velocity that it would always hit its mark. ]

You there.

[ She points directly at you. Uh oh, you've been spotted. ]

Answer the question on the board. You will be graded on your response.


[THEATER]

[ Theater instructor for Valoran University and adviser for the Theater club at Valoran Academy, Professor LeBlanc was needlessly blunt, and expected the very best performance out of each one of her students. What was that, exactly? That would be for them to figure out. Why would she give them the answers? Find your answers in the script, you damn lazy kids.

It was for that reason that she was rarely found in the classroom, or checked in with the club. She could be found in her office, with a glass that certainly wasn't filled with wine. Alcohol wasn't allowed on campus, after all. ]

[indy_wannabe]

Shurima's downfall is suggested to have been due to the flawed Ascension ritual carried out by a sorcerer in service of the then-Emperor, hence why it is now buried under the desert sands.

I'M GETTING THAT "A" PROFESSOR AND NOT EVEN YOU CAN STOP ME

[mightydemacian]

It's suggested that the Frozen Watchers were... [ And Garen went on, giving a completely textbook answer to the question LeBlanc had posed. He would say surely she couldn't find anything to complain about this time, but that would be naive. LeBlanc could find a way to find fault in everything Garen did. This was the only class he didn't manage at least a consistent B+ in, and he was fairly sure the professor had it out for him. She had it out for all Demacians, probably, but especially him. ]

... and that's why True Ice is as powerful as it is rare.

[serpentsembrace]

[ Cassio is a total lapdog for Prof LeBlanc. Partially because her father reveres her, and also because she's cool af.

When pointed at, she'll answer without a beat. No slacking in this class! ]

Of course, Professor. The Battle of the Serpent details the events where a serpent caller brought forth a Blue Flame Leviathan to face the Harrowing. Although it was defeated, the Black Mist dispersed before reaching Bilgewater.

Open to everyone except the other Ekko

[extraseconds]

There's a new kid on campus. He looks kind of similar to the transfer student from Zaun who showed up a month or two ago, but this one is clearly a bit older, lacks the distinctive mohawk and facepaint, and always looks like he's short on sleep.

Oddly enough, no one can remember actually seeing him in any classes. He just sort of loiters around between them, and has a strange habit of vanishing when your back is turned.

Right now, he seems to be hanging outside the science building, watching the loading dock for all the expensive toys this school gets and eating a sandwich.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Rubbing her nose a bit, Lux blinks a few times, the cold weather starting to sting her eyes. She never did well with cold. Cold was much better experienced inside, near a fireplace, preferably with something hot to drink.

Walking toward the science building, Lux noticed a student she hadn't seen before. Or had she? She felt like she might have, maybe in passing. She was terrible with faces sometimes. He seemed focused on something, and while she knew normally it was impolite to ask, she couldn't help but be a bit nosy.

She could call it being helpful. That's what she usually called it, anyway. ]

Anything interesting? I heard we were getting some new equipment coming into the Chem lab.

[ After Professor Ziggs decided to "accidentally" blow up a few things. "They were old, they were on their way out anyway." Everyone knew he just wanted new toys to play with. ]

[serpentsembrace]

[ Oh, she hasn't seen this guy before. And Cassiopeia knows everybody.

Time to fix this. ]

Hello, handsome. Are you new?

Putting up MAH TOP-LEVEL late

[mightydemacian]

1. EXAM RESULTS: TAKES PLACE WHENEVER RESULTS ARE RELEASED, OPEN TO PEOPLE HANGING AROUND VCAD

[ University mid-terms were easy enough. Apart from History, where he was fairly sure LeBlanc had screwed him again, he knew he had done well. More importantly, he had to make sure his little sister was doing well. So here he was, strolling through Valoran Academy like he owned the place. Thankfully for everyone involved, he wasn't carrying his sword this time. ]

Now then, where are the results released?

[ The school rankings were made public, right? This was that kind of competitive school after all. ]

2. IT'S COLD AND BOYS ARE DUMB: TAKES PLACE AT ANY TIME IN THE MONTH, ANY WHERE

[ Never make Garen a dare. He'll take it up and you'll regret it. Unless what you're asking him to do is immoral or illegal, then you'll regret it anyway because he'll get pissed off.

What has transpired today was that some Freljordians bet Garen couldn't stand the cold the same way they could. So now he's standing the middle of a frozen field in nothing but a pair of shorts.

That is all. ]

2

[serpentsembrace]

My, if only my sister could see you.

1.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Lux was sure that she did well on her exams. She might even wager a bet that she was, once again, top of her class. Even after getting sick, she was confident in her stance--so confident, in fact, that she waited until the end of the day to look at the results.

Wandering toward the large bulletin board where results were posted, Lux hummed to herself a bit. Let's see... ]

PRE-CALCULUS
First place: Luxanna Crownguard

CHEMISTRY
First Place: Luxanna Crownguard

POLITICAL SCIENCE
First Place: Luxanna Crownguard

SPEECH
First Place: Luxanna Crownguard

[ All good so far. She looked to her last two classes, the smile frozen on her face. ]

HISTORY
Second Place: Luxanna Crownguard

PHYSICS
Second Place: Luxanna Crownguard

[ Her fingers twitched at her side. There... there was no way! Who beat her?! She looked over the names again. ]

HISTORY
First Place: Ezreal
Second Place: Luxanna Crownguard

PHYSICS
First Place: Ekko
Second Place: Luxanna Crownguard

[ History she could give a pass--if it was anyone other than Ezreal--since they were within a few points of each other. Her score wasn't even close to first place in Physics! She was furious! Garen your sister is about to go supernova in the hallway. ]

2 is the obvious choice; sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiides in here...

[mid]

[ Katarina had set out on her morning jog as usual, clad in form-fitting sweats in spite of the cold. Taking a familiar route, Katarina fiddled with her headphones as she ran, momentarily distracted before glancing up and...

... Oho. What was this? She can't help the slow, sardonic smirk that spreads across her lips as she slows to a stop a little ways away from Garen, taking out an earbud and putting her music on pause. She makes no moves to step closer to him as she's completely content to admire his physique from afar, instead opting to fold her arms across her chest. ]

What's this, Crownguard? Has the cold finally gotten to that pea brain of yours?

[ Still. She can't help the way her eyes dip from his face to the rest of his body. God dammit. ]

Open House

[indy_wannabe]

[Ezreal didn't really have family coming out, so he was generally trying to avoid the preparation for the Open House. Unfortunately, some of his larger, more sports-oriented classmates felt that their preparations included making sure a mouthy little Pilty wasn't around to embarrass them. As such, it was a familiar scene with him pressed against the lockers]

Let's just get this over with boys.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ It would seem that Ezreal had a date with a locker, one of his harassers lifting him up by the shirt with one arm. Because what a light jerkass. One of his buddies preps the ADC's new home, while the other student slams Ezreal hard into a closed locker door, ready to shove him in, laughing and carrying on with his classmates.

Then stops as a pencil holder hits him in the head. A few wadded pieces of paper sail through the air, hitting more of Ezreal's classmates. ]

slides in

[unboundpower]

[Exams!]

[Examination period. The perfect time to crush the competition and to prove her own intellectual superiority.

As usual, Syndra has claimed her own spot in the library with gentle persuasion, and can be seen casually levitating along with an assortment of books, scrolls and stationery.

She will utterly destroy her classmates and her teachers. Nothing will stop her.]


[Open House!]

[What parents. What home.

Hell no is Syndra going back to dumb Ionia and its dumber Elders who would demand that she limit her own powers and admit to her '~mistakes~'.

The laughter of reuniting and the exchanges of both sweets and smiles... It irked her, for reasons she will not voice.]

Open House!

[timedattendance]

[Seemed like all the Orphans gathered in one spot as he propped himself against the wall, forced to watch something so warm that he would be unable to have. He sighed, unexpectedly setting up shop next to her as he spoke to what he thought was simply himself.]

This blows.

[serpentsembrace]

[ During exam season, Cassiopeia is found diligently studying in the library... perhaps surprisingly with her rich girl personality, or perhaps not as she's got a reputation to uphold. ]

[timedattendance]

[Ekko trudged through the building grumbling about how so many of the books were in use by people who wouldn't even use them to their full extent. With Exam season in full swing there was little to no space to be seated at the library.

Carrying a lofty stack of tomes himself, it wasn't finals he was necessarily preparing for so much as it was extracurricular self imposed study. If only to spare him the reminder of being an Orphan while all the families visited their students.

He stopped at the only free chair, books piled high as he peered behi- Shit she was gorgeous.]

Uh... 'scuse me. Anyone sittin' here at all orrrr....

[He hoped this wouldn't take long. his arms were getting wobbly]